tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.comments2019-05-24T21:44:06.947-07:00Point and DoJonathan Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653184610453479546noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-80575681670114526172013-01-02T17:45:49.219-08:002013-01-02T17:45:49.219-08:00Microsoft is taking a hit because of threats to it...Microsoft is taking a hit because of threats to it&#39;s core OS and Office businesses. This is true. <br /><br />It&#39;s also true that the Surface tablet hardware has been something of a fail. <br /><br />The thing that you are missing is that products like these are balloons that MS is floating. They aren&#39;t products that make money in the sense that you are thinking. They would need to be a potential $10 Billion business unit to turn the needle. Noone thought that FTIR Touch tables had that sort of market. <br /><br />Both rounds of Surface (Tablet and Table) are designed to make noise and give evangelists an opportunity to engage conversations with customers. They don&#39;t directly drive revenue and were never meant to drive revenue.<br /><br />Any revenue issues in Q3 2008 when Surface was introduced (which were remarkably strong) were more likely a result of the total shut down in private sector spending.<br /><br />Next time, have the balls to publish your name if you are going to swear at me. Thanks.Jonathan Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653184610453479546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-14461533670764992442012-12-09T02:42:54.119-08:002012-12-09T02:42:54.119-08:00yeah... unfortunately its quite common to hear som...yeah... unfortunately its quite common to hear something like &quot;i meant that&quot; when someone falls off their bike. your article is full of shit because it assumes microsoft has certain freedoms that it just doesn&#39;t have. it doesn&#39;t have the freedom to waste money to test an idea. shareholders don&#39;t like that kind of investment management because its risky. microsoft made surface for one objective and one alone; make profit. if it doesn&#39;t meet expected targets, it fails. end of story. so what if they get some ip out of it. shareholders don&#39;t give a shit. microsoft is in business to make profit, and lately they are getting worse at it and its value as a long term investment is taking a hit because of repeated market failures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-69727562647245864172012-07-13T05:09:24.316-07:002012-07-13T05:09:24.316-07:00Coca cola touch screen vending machine is ultimate...Coca cola touch screen vending machine is ultimate.It is very attractive.Thanks for sharing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.difreshusa.com/" rel="nofollow">Vending Machines Companies</a>John morisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111142520787451643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-77779120265526638912011-09-27T04:51:00.965-07:002011-09-27T04:51:00.965-07:00I was not knowing that the touchscreen came into p...I was not knowing that the touchscreen came into picture in 1980, I thought it might have been almost around 1987. Kiosks has made a good place now and still they are moving up much better. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.hashkiosk.com" rel="nofollow">Kiosk Manufacturer</a>Harish Sukhwalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230370589497430483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-42527642176173783242011-09-20T21:47:41.266-07:002011-09-20T21:47:41.266-07:00Yes, this was from first person conversations with...Yes, this was from first person conversations with a senior executive who played a leadership role in expanding Niketown stores.<br /><br />Sorry to be sooooooo long in responding. <br /><br />~JJonathan Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653184610453479546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-21956387678775304602011-04-13T23:23:41.139-07:002011-04-13T23:23:41.139-07:00Do you have a source for your stat:
&quot;Flagshi...Do you have a source for your stat:<br /><br />&quot;Flagship brand retail isn&#39;t about selling the goods in the store. It&#39;s about selling product in the surrounding 20 mile radius. Nike discovered this with its Niketown stores. It made more off of sales in the surrounding area than it did in store.&quot; I am interested in using this, but want to understand the source.<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-38750309842900487182009-11-16T09:30:09.496-08:002009-11-16T09:30:09.496-08:00Hi Jonathan,
I hope to hear that good news from yo...Hi Jonathan,<br />I hope to hear that good news from you as soon as possible.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Touch User InterfaceTouch User Interfacehttp://www.touchuserinterface.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-56253158362456564662009-10-14T14:06:45.219-07:002009-10-14T14:06:45.219-07:00I like it!I like it!Lynn Marentettehttp://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-3787185860674885642009-10-14T01:12:27.765-07:002009-10-14T01:12:27.765-07:00Jonathan, i think it is a good start in trying to ...Jonathan, i think it is a good start in trying to devise a uniform language for touch interfaces. We had similar issues for GUIs as well until they all fell in line ...<br /><br />The only problem with TUIs is that they are flat and have no texture ... with this drawback a lot has to be defined in terms of response and feedback ...Pudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181948884575874428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-89951034637638478662009-10-09T16:14:37.274-07:002009-10-09T16:14:37.274-07:00Mind. Officially. Blown. WOW!Mind. Officially. Blown. WOW!jinushaunhttp://nationleprechaun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-2681481203193619302009-10-08T07:19:00.262-07:002009-10-08T07:19:00.262-07:00Awsome!!!!May I have this MTT app and the source c...Awsome!!!!May I have this MTT app and the source code please?!!!! Just kidding!<br />Really cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-87438479474686682302009-09-24T17:45:12.799-07:002009-09-24T17:45:12.799-07:00Hi,
Well thought out piece BUT i strongly disagre...Hi,<br /><br />Well thought out piece BUT i strongly disagree. We are already seeing elements of those videos appear in apps we build for clients. <br /><br />MS are gambling on this future and they are making the right moves to enable it. <br /><br />Tooling (WPF/Silverlight)<br />Cloud services (Azure)<br />Partners (Intel/all the major hardware vendors)<br />Research (Entertainment &amp; Devices devision, Live)<br /><br />Who says that this future that MS paints is gonna cost an arm and a leg for businesses. A completely new model may emerge that will fund thise evolution. <br /><br />I see this as a viable future indeed!Jose Fajardohttp://advertboy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-78349310839371625822009-09-23T09:30:53.878-07:002009-09-23T09:30:53.878-07:00I must confess; this product looks very cool. Then...I must confess; this product looks very cool. Then again, the Zune is actually pretty cool too.Chris Rhttp://businesscashadvanced.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-8315219740579399012009-09-23T09:12:46.767-07:002009-09-23T09:12:46.767-07:00You say that laser-based displays won&#39;t work b...You say that laser-based displays won&#39;t work because they&#39;re scary, I disagree. I think it&#39;s mainly only scary for people who don&#39;t understand why it wouldn&#39;t be dangerous. <br /><br />Plus, there is plenty of popular technology that sounds like it would be dangerous when it was first introduced. Electricity, for instance, and microwaves, cell phones, internal combustion. There is resistance at first, but if it&#39;s truly useful people are even willing to trade a little security (see the death rate for cars) to gain a lot of convenience. <br /><br />I&#39;ve believed for a long time that this is the true future of displays and that we will likely have no need for static displays on any device, or tvs in our homes for that matter, once it&#39;s advanced enough.<br /><br />It may be a niche product at first, only used by the young, wealthy, and geeky. But that&#39;s how ubiquitous tech usually starts. :) I think you underestimate the newest generation&#39;s willingness to try any new shiny gadget.Ben Reiersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303968956115016951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-34187738240626798502009-09-22T09:42:21.481-07:002009-09-22T09:42:21.481-07:00Multi touch applications require fully functional ...Multi touch applications require fully functional user interface. FrogPad has multi touch IP and has applied it to a one handed user interface for multi touch mobiles and multi touch surfaces, iPhone, W7, Linux, Etc. Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te9O8HavQpQLinda Marroquinhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te9O8HavQpQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-91336404384464606222009-09-18T13:59:05.084-07:002009-09-18T13:59:05.084-07:00Thanks mate!Thanks mate!Jonathan Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653184610453479546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-50880160084524646102009-09-16T12:15:52.538-07:002009-09-16T12:15:52.538-07:00There appear to be a range of sensors involved, in...There appear to be a range of sensors involved, including RFID, IR and possibly cameras.Jonathan Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653184610453479546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-7056751373206816912009-09-16T02:30:43.710-07:002009-09-16T02:30:43.710-07:00It looks a little like RFID to me....It looks a little like RFID to me....Jmix90http://blog.lexique-du-net.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-5688401021232991312009-09-12T08:41:03.950-07:002009-09-12T08:41:03.950-07:00Hi Ron,
Great to hear from you. Hope life is trea...Hi Ron,<br /><br />Great to hear from you. Hope life is treating you well in the great white northwest. <br /><br />While I agree that the paper in not useful in all contexts, if most applications followed Mayer&#39;s advice, they would sure be easier to use.<br /><br />~JJonathan Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653184610453479546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-32726838784698574562009-09-11T10:50:14.367-07:002009-09-11T10:50:14.367-07:00wow, some really cool stuff in there.wow, some really cool stuff in there.Ben Reiersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303968956115016951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-51553641260345068162009-09-06T14:03:26.282-07:002009-09-06T14:03:26.282-07:00Hey Jonathan, how have you been.
Just a note abou...Hey Jonathan, how have you been.<br /><br />Just a note about the paper. It&#39;s a nice find, but it&#39;s not really helpful in an actual interface design context.<br /><br />It&#39;s real use would be in designing a help system. Like the Globe tutorial we did for Win7.<br /><br />I think we followed all of his suggestions as well. I can&#39;t recall exactly.Ron Georgehttp://rongeorge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-82153733309665915782009-08-12T17:55:57.851-07:002009-08-12T17:55:57.851-07:00Hi. I&#39;m a fan of Richard E. Mayer&#39;s work.
...Hi. I&#39;m a fan of Richard E. Mayer&#39;s work.<br /><br /> He edited the book &quot;The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning&quot;, which fleshes out the principles you mentioned. I have his Multimedia Learning book, which came out in 2001. The second edition was released in hardcover this year- I&#39;m waiting for the paper-back version. I&#39;m sure it will be a great resource!Lynn V. Marentettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087071578329079976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-42112171758661357302009-08-05T11:42:46.786-07:002009-08-05T11:42:46.786-07:00Probably establishes a new coordinate plane when t...Probably establishes a new coordinate plane when the mouse button&#39;s clicked. That&#39;s what it looks like is going on anyway.Andrewhttp://www.a.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-69850232197740632422009-07-27T01:28:31.324-07:002009-07-27T01:28:31.324-07:00Argh, this is really nice !Argh, this is really nice !Jmix90http://blog.lexique-du-net.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701128444935652651.post-41117660859794555102009-07-21T19:30:29.141-07:002009-07-21T19:30:29.141-07:00Hello! thanks for publishing our video in your blo...Hello! thanks for publishing our video in your blog! You called it &quot;Nice Student Project&quot;. We have more information.. if you&#39;d like to post it, please let us know! This project, named Cheops, classified me and my friend to the finals of Microsoft Imagine Cup.<br />if you want more information, write me at hperticarati@gmail.com<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Henrique!Henrique (Manetta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12275474282070416972noreply@blogger.com